Stadhuis (Zoetermeer) RandstadRail station

Stadhuis
General view of the station in 2008
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°03′39″N 4°29′35″E / 52.06083°N 4.49306°E / 52.06083; 4.49306Coordinates: 52°03′39″N 4°29′35″E / 52.06083°N 4.49306°E / 52.06083; 4.49306
Platforms	2
History
Opened	22 May 1977, reopened 29 October 2006
Closed	3 June 2006
Services
Preceding station   RandstadRail   Following station Palenstein toward Centrum West Line RR3 (HTM) Centrum West toward Arnold Spoelplein Palenstein toward Javalaan Line RR4 (HTM) Centrum West toward De Uithof
Location
Stadhuis Location within RandstadRail station

Stadhuis is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.

History

The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating Zoetermeer Stadslijn services. The station was originally called Centrum Oost in connection with Centrum West station. However this name changed as it could confuse passengers between this station and Zoetermeer Oost station. The station building work didn't finish until 1985, and because of safety concerns, the station was again rebuilt in 1990 to let more sunlight in. The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3.

The station features 2 underground platforms, located below Zoetermeer's town hall (Dutch: stadhuis). These platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors, therefore making it step free.

Train services

The following services currently call at Stadhuis:

Gallery

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  RandstadRail Network Map
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  A RegioCitadis on RR4
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  An RET Metro set that was converted for RandstadRail operation.
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  A new RET RandstadRail set, which replaced the Metro sets.
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  An RR3 at the station heading towards Den Haag.

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